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Articles: April, 2013


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checkmark Transformative firepower! Blazing brilliantly for the best; by Tim Herd.
checkmark Are you talking to me?! by Tim Herd.
checkmark Do Private Sector Small To Medium Sized, Entrepreneurial General Contractors Comply With ANSI 748?
       If yes, how, if not, why not?
By Dr. Paul Giammalvo.
checkmark Agility in the land of Giants, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Enter the Dragon – Chinese Business Culture & the West, by Bill Young, AIPM: IPMA-Australia.

checkmarkLet's dance! Love learning to lead in discerning, by Tim Herd.
checkmark You can't make me! (But I can be persuaded), by Tim Herd.
checkmark Third Time's a Charm: Three Short Articles by Peter Taylor: 1. Visibility of Purpose; 2. The PMO as Sponsor;
       3. Communication Breakdown.
checkmark How to fail uphill, by Tim Herd.
checkmark How to be a successful double dealer, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Giving Feedback, by Peter Taylor, the Lazy Project Manager.
checkmark Replay of a Popular Article, Project Levers and Gauges, by Stacy Goff.

checkmark Purposeful pathfinding, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Fostering creativity in the workplace, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Were the Three Stooges Really Good Project Managers? By Gareth Byatt, Gary Hamilton, and Jeff Hodgkinson.
checkmark Calm in the Eye of the Storm, by Gareth Byatt, Gary Hamilton, and Jeff Hodgkinson.
checkmark Five Common-Sense Time Management Mistakes In Project Accounting and Tips to Avoid Them! By Curt Finch, Journyx.
checkmark Beyond Earned Value: A Better Practice for Monitoring Project Performance; by Ken Smith.
checkmark Revisiting Risks: Threats and Opportunities in Complex Projects, by Stacy Goff.

checkmarkWhat Employers Are Asking for in PM Job Postings, by Byatt, Hamilton, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark Measuring the Value of a Program Management Office, by Byatt, Hamilton, and Hodgkinson, with Duke Okes.
checkmark Presentation Counts, by Peter Taylor.
checkmark Relational Results, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Power-up With Partnerships, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Meanwhile, Chasing the Dream…, by Tim Herd.
checkmark The Rght Inner Stuff, by Tim Herd.

checkmark Taking Advantage of the Economic Recovery With Project Management, by Curt Finch.
checkmark A Risk Management Implementation; with Guest Author Phil Terrill, by Byatt, Hamilton, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark Should Project Managers be Professionally Licensed or Chartered? By Byatt, Hamilton, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark Adult Learning for Earned Value Management Analysts, by Cole J. Kupec II.
checkmark "Those People" by Tim Herd.
checkmark Visionary Leadership and re-creation, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Business Benefits Realisation – The Unfortunate Truth, by Wilkins, Byatt, Hamilton, & Hodgkinson.

checkmark Crash Course: Five Ways to Optimize Your Projects and Resources ASAP, by Curt Finch.
checkmark Leadership Versus Management, by Robert Youker, asapm Fellow.
checkmark Examining PM Insights of Agile and Traditional Success Factors for IT Projects, by Michael J. Doherty.
checkmark Fluxing Fortunes, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Recreation and re-creation, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Working on Projects with Suppliers and Vendors, by Byatt, Hamilton, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark The Campaign for Real Sponsors, by Peter Taylor.

checkmark Currents, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Thinking and doing and being, by Tim Herd.
checkmark Key Performance Indicators for the PMO: Metrics for Success, by O'Brochta and Finch.
checkmark Implementing a PMO is a Project in Itself, by Byatt, Hamilton, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark Using Project and Program Management Groups on LinkedIn, by Byatt, Hamilton, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark Collaboration and Competences in Business Development and Program/Project Management, by Howard Nutt;
       Executive Director, Business Development Institute International, and Stacy Goff.

checkmark Project Management Success and Decision-Making Under Difficult Contexts, by Stacy Goff.
       El éxito en la Dirección de Proyectos y la toma de decisiones en Contextos Difíciles, por Stacy Goff.
checkmark Making the Case: Why Product Management Is Critical to Company Success, by Greg Geracie.
checkmark Starting Things (a new series on Leadership), by Tim Herd.
checkmark Leading Successful PMOs, based on a new book by Peter Taylor
checkmark Our 'Simple Seven' Keys to Establishing a Successful PMO, by Byatt, Hamilton & Hodgkinson
checkmark Hiring for a Competitive Advantage, by Deborah L. Kerr, Ph.D., and Bill Balcezak.
checkmarkThe Perfect Partnership, by Greg Geracie and David Heidt.

checkmark Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action for Project Managers, by Byatt, Hamilton, Hodgkinson and Oakes.
checkmark Tangoing Your Way Through the Executive/PMO Relationship, by O'Brochta and Finch.
checkmark Four Tides Converge to Advance PM Competence and Performance, by Stacy Goff.
checkmark Unlocking PMO Profitability, by Darrel Raynor and Curt Finch.
checkmark The Keys To The Lazy Project Manager –– What Is "Productive Laziness"? By Peter Taylor, Gareth Byatt,
       Gary Hamilton and Jeff Hodgkinson.
checkmark Authority Earned, Not Given, by Dan Vickers and Curt Finch.
checkmark Selling Project Management, by Peter Taylor.

checkmark Project Communications: To Blog or Not to Blog, by Byatt, Hamilton, & Hodgkinson.
checkmark Team Sports and Project Management, by Byatt, Hamilton, & Hodgkinson.
checkmark The Power of Projects: An Executive Read, by Lew Ireland.
checkmark Are You A Professional? Article by asapm VP Trevor Nelson.
checkmark Risk Management – the PM's Best Friend, by Byatt, Hamilton, & Hodgkinson.
checkmark Project Management for the Small Business, by Byatt, Hamilton, & Hodgkinson.

checkmark Next Generation Project Management Thinking, by Simon Harris.
checkmark Which Came First – The Process Or The Tool? By Hamilton, Hodgkinson, & Byatt.
checkmark The PM Survival Toolkit; by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, & Byatt.
checkmark What’s In a Name? By Peter Taylor, the Lazy Project Manager.
checkmark Green Bean PM, by Peter Taylor, the Lazy Project Manager.
checkmark Project Selection Criteria: How to Play it Right, by Joni Seber.
checkmark Multitasking's Assault on Productivity, by Bill Balcezak, Journyx.

checkmark Cultural Awareness: Tailoring Your Presentation to the Audience; by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, & Byatt.
checkmark The Color-coded Portfolio – Where is the Balance, by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, & Byatt.
checkmark Managing Projects on a Global Scale; by Curt Finch, CEO, Journyx.
checkmark The Trouble with Continuous Multi-tasking, and How to Avoid It; by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, & Byatt.
checkmark Learning Lessons – Before You Begin, as You Progress, and When You Have Finished; by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, &
       Byatt
checkmark The Association of Project Management Certification with Personal and Project Outcomes;
        A report on a pilot survey by Gary Klein and Surbhi Jain of the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.

checkmark Master-Class in Managing Projects with Microsoft® Project and Earned Value, by Simon Harris.
checkmark Going Green, by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, & Byatt.
checkmark Rescuing Troubled Projects, by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, Byatt, plus Brian Munroe.
checkmark Communication Risks Within and Around a Virtual Team, by Hamilton, Hodgkinson and Byatt.
checkmark Excerpt from The Lazy Blogger E-book; by Peter Taylor. Proceeds from the full book go to Cancer Research.

checkmark Four Opportunities to Improve Your Project Portfolio Performance, 2010 IPMA World Congress paper, by Stacy Goff
checkmark Simon's SOOP (Simon’s Observation’s On Projects) On Post-It® Planning, by Simon Harris.
checkmark Managing a Virtual Project Team, by Hamilton, Hodgkinson, and Byatt.
checkmark Four Pathways to Organizational Assessment and Increased PM Performance, by Stacy Goff.
        From the 4th Annual Project Management Symposium, University of Texas at Dallas.
checkmark Project Management and the Alien Encounter, by Peter Taylor
checkmark Can Technology Solve the Project Execution Problem? by Boland and Finch

checkmark What Makes a Good Project KPI Framework? By Hamilton, Byatt, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark Anatomy of an Effective Project Manager, by Hamilton, Byatt, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark The Future of Project Management, by William Duncan.
checkmark The Unspoken Additional Constraint of Project Management, by Hamilton, Byatt, and Hodgkinson.
checkmark Program & Project Manager Power, by Hodgkinson, Hamilton & Byatt.
checkmark Simply the Best, by Peter Taylor, the Lazy Project Manager.

checkmark S3 Management: The Stick, The Spring & The Shock Absorber, by Morgan Henrie.
checkmark Demand Better Instructional PM Learning Objectives, by Stacy Goff.
checkmark Is an Agile PMO Possible? By Curt Finch.
checkmark Is Project Management a Core Skill and No Longer a Niche Capability? By Peter Taylor.
checkmark The Breakdown Structure; Getting It Right: Part 2, by Simon Harris.
checkmark The Breakdown Structure: 90% of how to manage projects safely, by Simon Harris.

checkmark Build your Project using Rational Unified Process, #7 in our series by Pavan Kumar Gorakavi.
checkmark What You Should Know about Crystal Orange Methodology, #6 in our series by Pavan Kumar Gorakavi.
checkmark How to Successfully Execute IT Projects, by Curt Finch and Bruce McGraw.
checkmark Productive Laziness And The Open Door Policy, by Peter Taylor.
checkmark Build Your Project Using DSDM, #5 in our series by Pavan Kumar Gorakavi.
checkmark How to Avoid Being Seen as 'Project Management Overhead', by Curt Finch.

checkmark Build Your Project Using Feature Driven Development, #4 in a series by Pavan Kumar Gorakavi.
checkmark Cutting Costs with a Scalpel, Not a Chainsaw, by Curt Finch.
checkmark Build Your Project Using Scrum, #3 in a series by Pavan Kumar Gorakavi.
checkmark The Value Of Lessons Learned; The Art Of Good Project Closure, by Peter Taylor.
checkmark Build Your Project Using Extreme Programming, #2 in a series by Pavan Kumar Gorakavi.
checkmark The Five Diseases of Project Management; by Allan Elder.

checkmark The Top 6 Things to Consider When Choosing a PPM Solution; by Curt Finch.
checkmark Communications Is the Key to Project Success; by Jeff Hodgkinson.
checkmark Build Your Project Using Agile Methodology, #1 in a series by Pavan Kumar Gorakavi.
checkmark What Mismanaging Small Projects Will Cost You; by Curt Finch.
checkmark Redefining Project Management; by Dr. Denis Petersen.
checkmark Leadership Styles for Program and Project Managers; by Jeff Hodgkinson.
checkmark Realizing Benefits - Its What Projects Are For! By Gareth Byatt & Jeff Hodgkinson.

checkmark Essential Insights In Meeting the Rising Demand For PM Performance; by Stacy Goff.
        From the 3rd Annual Project Management Symposium, University of Texas at Dallas.
checkmark 10 Ways to SINK a Project, by André Augusto Choma
checkmark Paper from the 2009 IPMA Expert Seminar: Improving PM Performance in the Classroom & Beyond;
        by Stacy Goff.
checkmark Congress Paper: Risk Management For Development Projects In The Public Sector; by Leanthia Lewis.
checkmark The PMO -- A Three Year Journey, by Peter Taylor.
checkmark PrezSez: Project Lessons through Chess, by Dr. Lew Ireland.

checkmark The Art of Productive Laziness, by Peter Taylor, author of The Lazy Project Manager.
checkmark Closing the Gap Between PM Training and PM Performance; by Stacy Goff.
checkmark PrezSez: Project Management Manifesto Revisited, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark do u communic8? Project Communication Planning, with a Sample Template; by Stacy Goff.
checkmark Everything I Know About Project Time Management I Learned In Sports Car Racing; Stacy Goff.
checkmark Renewable Energy Projects: Project Management Opportunities, Challenges, and Risks, by
        Dr. Morgan Henrie, and Annie McIntyre.

checkmark PrezSez: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Project Manager’s Dilemma, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark Behaviours That Achieve, by Martin Price.
checkmark PrezSez: Communications in Projects and Commitment, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark See Release 2.0 of Ed Fern's "How Words Limit Our Thinking.
checkmark PrezSez: Projects in a Weak Economy, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark Myths of Project Management Training, adapted by Bill Duncan.

checkmark Virtual Tools Increase Member Engagement and Project Performance, by Stacy Goff.
checkmark PrezSez: Future Trends in Project Management by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark Finding, Developing and Managing Project Talent, by Stacy Goff.
checkmark PrezSez: Business Development, The Expanding Role of the Project Manager, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark Opportunities In A Problem, by Edward J. Fern, MS, PM.
checkmark Measuring & Managing Project Quality: If you can't measure it, you can't manage it, by Stacy Goff.

checkmarkPrezSez: Communications—the key to Leadership Effectiveness, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark How Words Limit Our Thinking, by Edward J. Fern, MS, PMP.
checkmark PrezSez: Populating Your Project Management Library, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark Th Prls f rbtrry Prjct Cst Mngmnt, by Stacy Goff.
checkmark PrezSez: Project Complexity: A Brief Exposure to Difficult Situations, by Dr. Lew Ireland.
checkmark Project Management: The Supply Chain View (Weltanschauung), by Morgan Henrie PhD, PMP.

checkmark What Is A PM Methodology? A Search for Efficiency, Consistency and Performance, Stacy Goff.
checkmark Tight, Inflexible Deadlines: Scourge of Projects, Stacy Goff.
checkmark PrezSez: Trip Report for Krakow— IPMA 2007 World Congress.
checkmark Communities of Practice as Learning Enablers; Henrie & Hedgepeth.
checkmark Competing Against Incumbent Vendors and Big Players – Stick To Your Guns, Suresh Malladi.
checkmark PrezSez: From Project to Patent to Delivering an Invention, Lew Ireland.

checkmark PrezSez: Technical Performance and Interpersonal Skills in the Project's Staff, Lew Ireland.
checkmark Spreadsheets: The Most Expensive PPM Tool You Didn't Pay For, Steve Chamberlin.
checkmark Suresh Malladi's insights: Vendor Relationships Managing Earned Value and Value Earned.
checkmark Jim Baber improves Defense EV: A Knowledge-Based Approach to Program Analysis.
checkmark PrezSez: Sharing Experiences in Project Management, Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark Project Management: Creating Value, asapm President Lew Ireland and asapm Marketing Director Morgan Henrie.

checkmark PrezSays: Project or Hobby? Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark Let's Cure "The Dumbing Down of Project Management", Stacy Goff.
checkmark PrezSays: Training for Life Skills, Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark IPMA 20th World Congress Paper: Distinguishing PM Competence, Stacy Goff.
checkmark PrezSays: Project Management Past, Present, Future, Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark PrezSays: Project Manager’s Competence in Emotional Intelligence, Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark PrezSays: Lew writes about Executive Management's Role in PM, Lew Ireland, PhD.

checkmark PrezSays: Lew writes about Leadership and Leading, Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark Ed Fern Speaks Out About Getting Value From Your Membership, Ed Fern, MSTM, PMP.
checkmark Morgan Henrie Writes about Supply Chain PM Challenges, Morgan Henrie, PhD.
checkmark Globalization and Cross-Cultural PM Issues, Dennis Ballow, Sr. PhD.
checkmark Duncan Defines Project Complexity with the CIFTER, Bill Duncan.
checkmark PrezSays: Lew writes about Trust and Commitment, Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Issue Management, Donna Fitzgerald.

checkmark PrezSays: Lew writes about Katrina and PM Competence, Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark Risk Management, Key to Project Intelligence, by Stacy Goff, PMP.
checkmark Small Project Lessons for Big Projects, by Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark Lessons Not Learned? by Ed Fern, M.S. PMP.
checkmark Project Manager Role Models, by Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark The Power of Permission, by Donna Fitzgerald.
checkmark Project Management as a Core Competence, by Robert Youker.

checkmark Lew Ireland Writes: Use of Humor in Projects, by Lew Ireland, PhD.
checkmark Project Report: A Cross-Cultural Joint Venture or Adventure? by Edward J. Fern, MS, PMP.
checkmark Building Change Tolerance into Your Organization: The Uses of Scenario Planning, by Donna Fitzgerald.
checkmark Enterprise Project Management: A Strategic View, by Lew Ireland.
checkmark Simplification as a Key Function of Management, by Ilya Tirdatov.
checkmark Project Levers and Gauges, by Stacy Goff, PMP.


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